Follow Us on Google
By Lawrence Agbo
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has alleged that the recent rise in insecurity across Nigeria is politically motivated and tied to the 2027 general elections, claiming that some actors are sponsoring violence to undermine President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Akpabio made the remarks on Tuesday while delivering a goodwill message at the inauguration of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) headquarters in Abuja.
According to him, the surge in violent incidents is not coincidental but part of a calculated effort to distract the government ahead of the next election cycle.
“You’re seeing insecurity today, and it’s even increasing because the election is coming,” he said, adding that such incidents would reduce after the polls.
“As soon as election is over, for the first two weeks you will not hear a single bomb blast because people are sponsoring it to distract you, and they don’t know what else to do, and they say this man is too good in many areas.”
He argued that political actors behind the alleged sponsorship of violence were attempting to weaken public confidence in the government.
Other News
Akpabio also referenced shifting political alignments, claiming that more state governors have moved closer to President Tinubu since 2023, strengthening the ruling party’s structure ahead of the elections.
He further commented on controversies surrounding alleged social media activity attributed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, dismissing claims of bias in the electoral process.
“If the governors are attracted to him because he’s taking good care of the states. He came in with 18 governors, and today he has almost 32 governors under his fold out of 36. So, where do we belong?
“How do you win an election when you don’t have a structure? No political party is stable again in this country. Then they change and attack the people going to do the election. Then they brought out a tweet where the INEC chairman said, ‘Victory is sure,’ but he didn’t say victory is sure for APC or PDP. But the man said it’s manipulated and nobody wants to hear.
“For me, whether manipulated or not, he said victory is sure. He was not chairman of INEC then; he was just a lecturer, and anybody can support whoever he wishes to,” he added.
Meanwhile, INEC has denied any link between its chairman and the said online account.
His comments come amid heightened security concerns across the country, including recent attacks in the North-East, the killing of senior military officers in Borno State, and ongoing nationwide security operations.
